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Flight Reliability

DL 2196 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 2196 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

62%
Arrive within 15 minutes
26 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
6 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 538 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon61%(74 flights)
  • Tue68%(76 flights)
  • Wed64%(75 flights)
  • Thu62%(78 flights)
  • Fri56%(72 flights)
  • Sat59%(71 flights)
  • Sun63%(76 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM31%(16 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(305 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(200 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 58% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%60
July 202542%53
August 202572%60
September 202555%56
October 202571%35
November 202576%29
December 202542%31
January 202655%22
February 202675%12
March 202661%44
April 202669%58
May 202671%62
Departures on time
63%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
522
Months covered
12

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Based on 538 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.